Bolero Color

#88464a

Bolero is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #77b9b5
Complementary Color #468884
Color Shade: cool red (356.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Bolero Color Sample
Bolero Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88464a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bolero Color. The Lingonberry Punch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grenadine (#ac545e) for more energetic effect. Try Deco Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#468884 is the best complementary color to Bolero. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88464a complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #88466a and #886346. Thus found on the left and right of #88464a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with Bolero.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bolero palette consists of #466a88 and #468863 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#468884). Try Bismark and Viridian colors in combination with #88464a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #88464a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bolero. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bolero contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #88464a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bolero tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#468884) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #498846 and #844688.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88464a is made of 49% red, 25% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Bolero has a hue angle of 356.36°, a saturation of 32.04% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88464a is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #88464a
RGB Decimal rgb(136,70,74)
RGB Percentage 49%, 25%, 26%
CMYK 0, 25.88, 24.31, 46.67
HSL hsl(356.36,32.04%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.36,48.53%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.0373,28.4685,10.4108)
XYZ xyz(13.5795,10.109,7.7141)
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